Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-05-24
CLOTHES BY THE HOUR.


How the imPecuniOns Dude Manages to
Keep Up Appearances as {" Dress.
"Ah' Chap! Is that one of Fwank'sy"
said one of those beings that give strong
reason To believe i'll the Darwinian theory
the other afternoon ON Chestnut street
The object addressed was quite as nice AN
if as the one that spoke, and the cause
of the remark was one Of those coats in
tended for the spring trade but cut short
i'll its growth by the continued cold
weather.
"Yahs, deah boy. You see, it's bloom
in cold day an made date with a
fairy to walk ter day, an | had 10 do ii,
me boy"
How hawd did he stwike ye, chappie,"
Seventeen cents till ) O'Clock, an five
cents an howh aftah, but l must he back,
We know, and the posey cost two cents an
howh, an | could only bowwah n quawtaw
fwom my little sistah' Then they parted.
At ) O'Clock ''Chappie" WAS seen coming
down the street. He turned off Chestnut
street at Twelfth and went few doors,
rang a bell, and entered house. The
stroller followed il. In nicely fur
nished back room was seated well
dressed youth Of 9; years Of age. He
turned out to be "Fwank." All around
the room were hung garments Of all
shades and kinds, but all were Of the
latest English cut Here "Chappie'
carefully took of his coat. after removing
the rose that nestled in the upper button
hole The bill was twenty three cents.
What calm | do faw ye, chappie:'
was "Fwauk's" salutation rs soon rs the
wind had opened the door and cleared the
room.
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thing. except TO know a little Bit about
this industry Of yours. Where do you
get these clothes hanging around here,
and is your business II hOurishing sue
cesss''
Al first there was an apparent indlspO-
sition to answer hut it didn't take long To
/ make up the little mind possessed, and ii
| few startling facts We're developed. The
details will not, however, be told in the
silly lingo of the informer
The establishment has been in exist
/ ence nearly two years, and has been grow
/ ing rapidly ever since its organization.
/ The proprietor buys all kinds of fashion
able clothing from slender dudes whose
/ fathers give them plenty When they
get hard up they 90 to "Fwank' " and
there they receive very fair price for
/ their clothing The cheap dude, that
stands on Chestnut street curb stones and
meanders dolefully up and down, wonder
ing all day when something is going Ia
happen tu make ii rich, 50 it can enjoy
! life like other chaps" or waiting for
some heiress To fall in love with its shape,
is the one that enriches ''Fwank.' This
branch of the genus dudii' seldom has
more than dollar al one time. but il
must make All appearance. So Il goes IL
"Fwank,' and there il can get one OF
those dickey top coats for 10 cents the
4 first hour and five cents an hour after.
On Saturdays and Sundays the price is
raised 80 per cent. Dress suits are hired
i'll the evenings for 40 cents. II often
makes them 20 broke for a week ON these
occasions Trousers can be hired for
from to < cents an hour No security
is required. On Saturdays 'Fwank" buys
job lot stock Of flowers, and hires theui
out i'll lots ranging from , To cents I'll
hour. Philadelphia Times.